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Tunisia – Teens & Society Respond with Theatre, Videos, Marches, Against Rape & Rapist Impunity with Marriage

By: Tharwa Boulifi – March 20, 2017 TUNIS, Tunisia (WOMENSENEWS)—Rania Bel Haj, a teen actor in Tunisia, didn’t consider women’s rights high on her list of priorities until she played a teen girl who was raped and forced to marry the older man who assaulted her in a high school video. . Learn More

What Countering Terrorism Financing Costs Gender Equality & Security

Direct Link to Full 89-Page 2017 Report: https://www.womenpeacemakersprogram.org/assets/CMS/Reports/TTPS-DUKE-WPP-WEB.pdf . Learn More

Tajikistan – Domestic Violence Report – Many Victims Not Protected or Supported

Tajikistan - Domestic Violence: Time to Right the Wrongs Four years after Tajikistan’s authorities adopted new legislation to prevent violence in the family, a joint report by Nota Bene (Tajikistan), International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR, Belgium) and Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights (HFHR, Poland) examines why many victims of . Learn More

CSW 61 Outcome Document – In Process – Revision 2

March 19, 2017 Via NGO Committee on the Status of Women NY - https://us1.campaign-archive2.com/?u=eb520eecfe82a5bf0d814ea1f&id=d0312fdc75&e=f04d2c0250 Direct Link to FULL 23-PAGE REVISION 2: https://www.ngocsw.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/REV-2_-19-March-9PM..pdf PAGE 1 OF 23 PAGES . Learn More

CALL FOR APPLICANTS FOR THE 12th & 13th EGEP

EWHA WOMANS UNIVERSITY – SOUTH KOREA CALL FOR APPLICANTS FOR THE 12th & 13th EGEP Ewha Global Empowerment Program Ewha Womans University, Seoul, South Korea Application Submission: March 20 ~ April 9, 2017 To further meet the varied needs of participants, EGEP offers two types of program in terms of theme and qualification for . Learn More

UN Secretary-General Proposes Steps to Curb Sexual Abuse by UN Peacekeepers

NEW MEASURES TO PUT VICTIMS’ RIGHTS, DIGNITY FIRST, AND END ABUSERS’ IMPUNITY: UN S-G 9 March 2017 - The United Nations has unveiled a new strategy aimed at stamping out sex abuse by its peacekeepers with measures that include withholding the salaries of the soldiers who are under . Learn More

Egypt – The Egyptian Woman: Important Steps & Big Challenges 2016

Direct Link to Full 15-Page English Summary: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwsERZCDkJWYN3ZXWDhjZUx6bUk/view?invite=CPCe1rwE&ts=58ce7f71 . Learn More

An Economy That Works For Women – Oxfam

https://www.dawnnet.org/feminist-resources/content/private-sector-development-agenda-and-women%E2%80%99s-human-rights-synergies-or-contradictions . Learn More

How Are Gender Equality & Human Rights Interventions Included in Sexual & Reproductive Health Programmes & Policies: Review of Existing Research & Gaps

Miriam Hartmann - Rajat Khosla - Suneeta Krishnan - Asha George - Sofia Gruskin - Avni Amin Published: December 21, 2016 https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0167542 Website includes charts and graphs. Abstract The importance of promoting gender equality and human rights in sexual and reproductive health . Learn More

Reaffirming Women as First Responders for Natural Disasters

By Sharon Bhagwan Rolls, Executive Producer-Director of femLINKpacific 16 February 2017 - The successive natural disasters that impacted the Fiji Islands in the first months of 2017 are a clear signal of the future – greater climate unpredictability, persistent droughts and stronger cyclones, resulting in more complex and frequent humanitarian . Learn More

Egypt – Rural Youth Economic Empowerment – Savings Changes Lives for Girls

Safia and Yassmin are sisters who have had their lives transformed by Plan International Egypt's Rural Youth Economic Empowerment programme. Although woman’s empowerment has been at the top of Egypt’s priorities during the past decade, with legislative changes and a large number of initiatives . Learn More

Through Her Eyes: Women’s Struggle for Food Sovereignty

WhyHunger’s Newest Publication "Through Her Eyes: The Struggle for Food Sovereignty." We know that women are responsible for 60-80% of food production in the Global South and represent 50% of food chain workers in the U.S. Yet, women and girls are disproportionally affected by hunger. This publication honors and amplifies the voices of women . Learn More

Women, Slums, & Urbanization

For women, the phenomena of urbanization and the growth of city slums have unique causes and unique consequences. The reasons why women move into informal settlements and the specific challenges they face once they arrive have been largely unaddressed by academic scholars, policymakers, and others. Data on women and urbanization is limited . Learn More

International Human Rights Law – Monitoring Bodies – Universal Human Rights Instruments – Very Important for Gender Rights & Advocacy

The Core International Human Rights Instruments and Their Monitoring Bodies There are 9 core international human rights instruments. An example is CEDAW. Each of these instruments has established a committee of experts to monitor implementation of the treaty provisions by its States parties. Some of the treaties are supplemented by optional . Learn More

Betraying Family Values – How Immigration Policy at the US Border Is Separating Families

Separating families at the border will drive women and children who are fleeing horrific violence – and are already vulnerable to exploitation during their journey in seeking protection – only further into the hands of unscrupulous smugglers and traffickers. . Learn More

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